Mortification

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(Christianity) the act of mortifying the lusts of the flesh by self-denial and privation (especially by bodily pain or discomfort inflicted on yourself)

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unclassified

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Variants

7 surface forms

synonym: gangrenehumiliationnecrosissphacelus
plural: Mortifications
possessive: Mortification's
pluralpossessive: Mortifications'

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